Matrices

Extra Practice Questions (High Level Questions)

Q1 If a matrix has 8 elements, then which of the (A) x = 2, y = 3

following will not be a possible order of the (B) x = y = 2

matrix? (C) x = y = 0

(A) 1 × 8 (D) x = 2 and no real value of y

(B) 2 × 4
Q6 xy 4 8 4
(C) 4 × 2 If [ ] = [ ] then value of
3 + 6 x + y 9 6
(D) 4 × 4
x is
Q2 If a matrix has 36 elements, the number of (A) 2 or 4

possible orders it can have, is : (B) 3 or 6

(A) 13 (B) 3 (C) – 6 or 4

(C) 5 (D) 9 (D) 1 or 3

Q3 Match each total number of elements N with the Q7 x − y 2x + z −1 5

If [ ] = [ ] , then x +
number of possible orders (m × n, m, n ∈ N) . 2x − y 3z + w 0 13

y+z+w=
(A) 20 (B) 15
(C) 10 (D) 5
(A) (i)–B, (ii)–C, (iii)–A
Q8 The values of a and b if A = B is where
(B) (i)–B, (ii)–A, (iii)–C
a + 4 3b
(C) (i)–C, (ii)–B, (iii)–A A = [ ] & B
8 −b
(D) (i)–A, (ii)–C, (iii)–B
2
2a + 2 b + 2
= [ ]
Q4 Which of the given values of x and y make the 8 b
2
− 5b

following pair of matrices equal (A) a = 2

3x + 7 5 0 y − 2 b=3
( ), ( )
y + 1 2 − 3x 8 4 (B) a = –2
(A) x = −
1

3
, y = 7 b = –3
(B) Not possible to find (C) a = 2
(C) y = 7, x = −
2

3
b=2
(D) x = −
1
, y = −
2
(D) a = 2
3 3

b=1
Q5 Values of x and y for which the following
matrices Q9 If
2
2x + 1 2y λ − 2λ + 1 λ − 2 2
[ ] = Aλ + Bλ + C
A = [ ], B 2 2
0
2
− 5y 1 − λ + 3λ 1 − λ
y

2
where A, B, C are matrices then B + C =
x + 3 y + 2
= [ ] (A) −1 −1
0 −6 [ ]
4 1

(B) 1 −1
are equal: [ ]
4 1

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 (C) (A) (B)
π 3π
1 1
4 4
[ ]
−4 1 (C) 5π
(D) 7π

4 4
(D) −1 −1
[ ]
Q14 a 1 1 −1
−4 1
If A = [ ], B = [ ] and (A +
b −1 2 −1
Q10 1 −2
B)2 = A2 + B2, then a + b =
If (A − 2B) = [ ] and
3 0
(A) 2 (B) 3
−2 2
(2A − 3B) = [ ] then B = ? (C) 4 (D) 5
3 −3

(A) 6 −4 Q15 ⎡
a 0 0
⎤
[ ]
−3 3 Let A = ⎢0 a 0⎥ , then An is equal to
(B) −4 6 ⎣
0 0 a
⎦
[ ]
(A) ⎡ a
n
−3 −3 0 0
⎤
(C) 4 −6
⎢ 0 a
n
0⎥
[ ]
3 −3 ⎣ ⎦
0 0 a
(D) none of these (B) ⎡ a
n
0 0
⎤
n
⎢ 0 0 ⎥
Q11 1 2 2 3
a
If A = [ ], B = [ ] and 4A – 3B + C ⎣ n ⎦
0 0 a
3 4 4 5
(C) ⎡ a
n
0 0
= 0, then C = ⎤

(A) 2 1
⎢ 0 a 0⎥
[ ] ⎣ ⎦
0 0 a
0 1

(B) 2 1
(D) ⎡ na 0 0
⎤
[ ]
⎢ 0 na 0 ⎥
0 −1
⎣ ⎦
(C) −2 −1 0 0 na
[ ]
0 1
Q16 Let
(D) −2 1
[ ]
0 1 cos α − sin α
A = [ ], (α ∈ R)
sin α cos α
Q12 If 1, ω and ω are the cube roots of unity and
2

1 + ω 2ω a −ω 0 ω such that
[ ] + [ ] = [ ]
−2ω −b 3ω 2 ω 1

then a 2
+ b
2
is equal to: A
32
= (
0 −1
)
(A) 1 + ω 2
1 0

(B) ω2 − 1
. Then a value of '' is:
(C) 1 + ω
(A) (B) 0
(D) (1 + ω)2 π

16
–
Q13 ⎡
sinθ 1/√2
⎤
– (C) (D)
Let A = ⎢ −1/√2 cosθ ⎥ & B . The value π π

⎣ ⎦ 32 64
cosθ tanθ
–
1/√2 sinθ
⎡ ⎤
Q17 α 0 1 0
= ⎢ cosθ cosθ ⎥ If A = [ ] and B = [ ], then value
1 1 5 1
⎣ ⎦
cosθ −1
of a for which A2 = B isα
of θ so that A = B is equal to
(A) 1 (B) –1

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 (C) i (D) 4 (D) A−1 exist

Q18 1 1 1 2 1 4 Q24 cos α − sin α

If [ ][ ][ ......(n-matrix) =
] If A = [ ] and A + A′ = I ,
0 1 0 1 0 1 sin α cos α

1 511 then the value of α is :

[ , then n equal to
]
(A)
π
0 1
6

(A) 511 (B) 1022 (B)

π

(C) 10 (D) 9 (C)

π

(D)
π

Q19 λ 1 4 4 4

If A = [ ], B = [ ], then find λ for

0 2 0 4
Q25 Consider the matrices
which A 2
= B . 4 6 −1 2 4
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤
(A) 2 (B) 1 A = ⎢ 3 0 2 ⎥, B = ⎢ 0 1 ⎥, C
(C) -2 (D) 4 ⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
1 −2 5 −1 2

Q20 ⎡
0 c −b
⎤ ⎡
3
⎤

If A = ⎢ −c 0 a ⎥ and = ⎢1⎥

⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
b −a 0 2

⎡
a
2
ab ac
⎤
Out of the given matrix products, which one is
B = ⎢ ab b
2
bc ⎥, then AB is equal to not defined.
⎣
ac bc c
2 ⎦ (A) (AB)TC (B) CTC(AB)T
(A) B (B) A (C) CTAB (D) ATABBTC
(C) O (D) I
Q26 Which of the following is incorrect ?
Q21 Let a, b, c ∈ R be such that a + b + c > 0 and (A) (AT )T = A

abc = 2. Let (B) (K A)

T
= KA
T

(C) (A
T T T
a b c + B) = A + B
⎡ ⎤

(D) (AB)
T T T
A = ⎢b c a⎥ = A B
⎣ ⎦
c a b

If A2 = I , then value of a3 + b
3
+ c
3
is Q27 ⎡
3 −3 4
⎤

(A) 7. (B) 2. If A = ⎢2 −3 4⎥ ; then A−1 =

⎣ ⎦
(C) 0. (D) −1. 0 −1 1

(A) A (B) A2
Q22 Matrix A has m rows and n + 5 columns ; Matrix B (C) A3 (D) A4
has m rows and 11 – n column. If both AB and BA
are defined, then matrices A and B are of Q28 2 −3
If A = [ ] , then adj (3A2 + 12A) is
order______ −4 1

equal to
(A) 5 × 5 (B) 6 × 6
(A) 72 −84
(C) 7 × 7 (D) 8 × 8 [ ]
−63 51

Q23 ⎡
1 1 1
⎤
(B) 51 63
[ ]
If A = ⎢1 1 1⎥ then 84 72

⎣
1 1 1
⎦ (C) 51 84
[ ]
(A) A 3
= 9A 63 72

(B) A + A = A
2 (D) 72 −63
[ ]
(C) A3 ˙
= 27A
−84 51

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Q29 3 −5 12 −5
Let A = [ ] and B = [ ] be
7 −12 7 −3

two given matrices, then (AB)−1 is :

(A) 1 0
[ ]
0 −1

(B) 1 0
[ ]
0 1

(C) −1 0
[ ]
0 1

(D) 0 1
[ ]
1 0

Q30 ⎡
1 3 3
⎤
If A = ⎢1 4 3⎥ , then A−1 is equal to
⎣ ⎦
1 3 4

(A) ⎡
7 −3 −3
⎤

⎢ 0 1 0 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−1 0 5

(B) ⎡
7 −3 −3
⎤

⎢ −1 1 0 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−1 0 1

(C) ⎡
7 −3 −3
⎤

⎢0 1 0 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
1 0 1

(D) None of these

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 Answer Key
Q1 (D) Q16 (D)

Q2 (D) Q17 (D)

Q3 (A) Q18 (D)

Q4 (B) Q19 (A)

Q5 (D) Q20 (C)

Q6 (A) Q21 (A)

Q7 (C) Q22 (D)

Q8 (D) Q23 (A)

Q9 (A) Q24 (B)

Q10 (B) Q25 (B)

Q11 (B) Q26 (D)

Q12 (A) Q27 (C)

Q13 (B) Q28 (B)

Q14 (D) Q29 (B)

Q15 (B) Q30 (B)

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